Researchers have now shown that they can assemble DNA nanostructures in a solvent containing no water. They also discovered that adding a small amount of water to their solvent increases the assembly ...

Water can change its solubility characteristics depending upon what it interacts with. Water isn't just a universal solvent that remains unaffected by its interactions. New publications from North ...

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AFTER RATTLING into the hillside outside Jerusalem for 7km, the little three-carriage railway reaches the end of the line, some 300 metres underground. The diminishing speck of light at the tunnel’s ...

Water supply: The novel hydrogel could purify enough water to meet a person’s daily needs. (Courtesy: iStock/Doucefleur) Researchers have developed a sunlight-powered hydrogel with a loofah-like ...

Introduction Have you ever added a spoon of sugar to your tea and wondered why it disappeared? Where did it go? The sugar did not actually disappear—it changed from its solid form into a dissolved ...